A5012873913- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Social Media in Health Education
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
2020-2025
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2019-2021
People who have experienced the Chinese Great Famine (1959–1961) in their fetal period are getting old. It is particularly important for China's response to ageing of this cohort study impact Holodomor on disability. This paper presents an empirical analysis that utilizes survey data from 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), employing a Difference-in-Differences (DID) modeling approach. integrates excess mortality rate (EDR) with CHARLS data, selecting suitable...
This study investigates the effect of long-term care insurance (LTCI) on medical expenditure and utilization in China compares effects between different pilot schemes. We used four-wave data from Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011-2018, covering 19 cities piloted by national government or local governments. applied a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) strategy to identify LTCI. Heterogeneity tests were found that LTCI implementation significantly reduces inpatient...
Background: Critical illness insurance (CII) is one kind of health that gradually gaining attention worldwide. China implemented CII in 2012 to decrease patients' out-of-pocket (OOP) medical payments. The aims this study were determine if the project had positive impacts on relieving financial burden and improving equity.Methods: A series questionnaire surveys undertaken two counties before after intervention rural China. OOP expenditure, catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) incidence,...
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem in China. To scale up TB control, an innovative programme entitled the 'China-Gates Foundation Collaboration on Control China was initiated 2009. During second phase of project, policy increased reimbursement rates under New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) implemented. In this paper, we aim to explore how reform affects financial burden patients through comparison with baseline data. two cross-sectional surveys, quantitative data...
Introduction: China is promoting integrated care. However, incomplete payment methods led to medical insurance overspending and intensified service fragmentation. Sanming implemented Integrated Medicare Payment Methods (IMPM) in October 2017, which integrates multi-level policies. Sanming's IMPM works well has been promoted by the Chinese government. Therefore, this paper, we aim systematically analyze IMPM, conduct preliminary evaluations of IMPM. Policy Description: two levels policy that...
Abstract Background The escalating costs of healthcare had prompted countries to undertake reforms, and in recent years China focused on overhauling its outpatient system. implemented the mutual‐aid policy which led a change associated with treatment from being fully self‐paid by patient partially self‐paid. Purpose This study aimed assess impact inpatient services for oncology patients Wuhan, China, exploring that cumbersome administration health insurance would have welfare. Methods 24,260...
Critical illness insurance (CII) in China was introduced to protect high-cost groups from health expenditure shocks for the purpose of mutual aid. This study aimed evaluate impact CII on burden central rural China. Data were extracted basic medical (BMI) hospitalization database Xiantao City January 2010 December 2016. A total 77,757 records included our analysis. The out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses and reimbursement ratio (RR) two main outcome variables. Interrupted time series analysis with a...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major social and public health problem in China. The “China–Gates TB Project” started 2012, one of its objectives was to reduce the financial burden on patients improve access quality care. aims this study were determine if project had positive impacts improving service utilization. Methods: ‘China–Gates Project’ launched Yichang City (YC), Hubei Province April 2014 ended March 2015, lasting for year. A series questionnaire surveys 540 conducted three...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is an increasingly serious global issue. DR-TB has a lower success rate and more severe interruption of treatment than ordinary tuberculosis. Incomplete not only reduces recovery in patients but also increases the spread DR-TB. Optimizing medical security policies for can reduce economic burden thereby improve rate.Patients with who were registered Wuhan Center Tuberculosis Control Prevention from January 2016 to December 2019 selected as research...
Abstract Background Rural households in developing countries usually have severe medical debt due to high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, which contributes bankruptcy. China implemented the critical illness insurance (CII) 2012 decrease patients’ expenditure. This paper aimed explore of rural Chinese patients and its influencing factors. Methods A questionnaire survey health expenditures was conducted two counties Central Western 2017. Patients who received CII were used as sample on basis...
The objective of this study is to determine if critical illness insurance (CII) promotes the universal health coverage reduce out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditures and improve effective reimbursement rate (ERR) in rural China.The 5-year monthly hospitalisation data, starting 2 years before CII (ie, 'intervention') began, were collected. Interrupted time series analysis models used evaluate immediate gradual effects on OOP payment ERR.The was conducted Xiantao County, Hubei Province,...
Background: Regional Global Budget with a Floating Payment System (RGB-FPS) is global budget widely used in medical insurance payments. However, existing studies on hospitals’ responses to RGB-FPS have limitations. First, paid little attention RGB-FPS’s macro effects. Theoretical did not analyze differences between different levels of hospitals. Secondly, reveal whether has the same impact public-hospital-dominated market. Methods: we refine research hypotheses through theoretical analysis....
Working-age patients are generally found to have higher healthcare expenditure than elder. China implemented critical illness insurance (CII) in 2012 decrease the medical of patients. The aim this study was determine if economic burden rural working-age with CII more serious other age groups. A questionnaire survey undertaken two counties central and western 2017. Comprehensive financial measurement used, including direct costs, indirect costs debt rate. All data collected were used for...